Tagged: literacy

A day at the pandemic races - Ariadne

Robert Hickson • Apr 27, 2020 •

• foresight,
• futures thinking,
• literacy,
• Pandemic

A friend came up with a useful analogy the other day. Much of the commentary about getting ready for opening up the lockdown seems like a set of racehorses at the starting gate. Different ideas and special interests in fine fettle, champing at the bit waiting for the gates to open. Meanwhile those thinking longer … Read More

Skills matter… and we already seem to have them - The Dismal Science

Michael Reddell • Jun 30, 2016 •

• immigration policy,
• literacy,
• numeracy,
• OECD,
• skills

Earlier this week the OECD released Skills Matter, a 160 page report on the results of a programme of surveys of adult skills in OECD (and a handful of other) countries. As usual with OECD reports, it is full of fascinating charts.  Here is how they describe the programme: In the wake of the technological revolution that began in the … Read More